Ceremony Botanical By BONNIE EISSLER
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andace and Willis Rothelle and business partners Everett and Lauren Robuck purchased Ceremony Botanical Studio from the previous owner, Natalie Dettmer, in June 2020. “We’re all 40 year Wimberley residents, from grade school all the way through high school,” says Willis, “we were close friends with Natalie and we really wanted to see Ceremony stay open, so we bought it while it was closed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Anyone who has visited this lush garden center will understand why the Rothelle and Robuck families wanted to safeguard its status as quite simply one of the most impressive shops on Wimberley Square. Everything about the environment – the plethora of plants large and small, eclectic art and accessories, carefully curated selections of candles, incense and oils – is designed to inspire and motivate. Casey Bass, manager and an integral part of the team, has been with the garden center since Natalie first opened the business in September 2017. When asked about the somewhat unSee CEREMONY, Page 22
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Casey Bass
